Police find multiple meth labs after a Kalamazoo County woman was treated for meth related burns

PAVILION TOWNSHIP, MI – Police said three active one-pot meth labs and six older one-pot vessels were found in a Pavilion Township home after a woman was treated for chemical burns related to meth lab failure.

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Life EMS responded to a report of a subject with chemical burns in the 5300 block of Pavilion Drive at 8:50 a.m. on Saturday. Upon arrival, first responders learned the burns suffered by a 23-year-old woman were a result of a methamphetamine lab failure and notified police, according to a news release from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said they responded to a home in the 5200 block of Pavilion Dr. where the victim had come from and made contact with four subjects at the back entrance of the home. While at the back of the home deputies said they identified a man running from the back of the residence to the front carrying what appeared to be a meth lab.

"Multiple subjects still inside fled from the residence and the other subject with the suspected meth lab escaped before additional officers arrived," the release said. "Once in the home three active one-pot methamphetamine labs were located and six older one-pot vessels were found."

The female victim who police said was uncooperative was transported to the hospital and treated for minor injuries related to the burns.

Deputies were assisted at the scene by officers from the Portage Department of Public Safety who attempted to locate the subjects who fled the home into Pavilion Estates Trailer Park. Officers were able to identify a 44-year-old suspect.

According to the news release charges will be requested for several subjects from the investigation.